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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received a contract valued at US$183 Million to service M250 engines, which power the US Army’s fleet of OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopters. The contract, to support 500 M250 engines on more than 300 aircraft, begins in July 2012 for a year, and the Army has options to extend the contract for four additional years
The Norwegian Army will get new and upgraded armored vehicles for about ten billion kroner. “A huge boost for the Army,” said Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide
Two of the biggest names in defense have announced a strategic partnership to market high mobility armoured wheeled vehicles. ST Kinetics and Paramount Group have agreed to pool their expertise to jointly market, manufacture and support a family of protected wheeled vehicles
Mer Systems, the Israeli security and communications systems provider, has launched a smart new portable meteorological defense system called the RaM2C. The system, will be unveiled during Eurosatory, June 11-15, in Paris, provides meteorological support to artillery units and various modes of shooting - from tanks, from the air, by snipers, as well as homeland security applications such as airport defense, fire-fighting, and NBC operations
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is looking to upgrade the Border Security Forces’ communication systems by procuring 201 satellite Phones. The MHA issued a Request For Information on 4 May, 2012 and is expecting responses before 19 June, 2012
Military and Law Enforcement agencies around the world can now rely on advanced technology to identify suspects from a low-resolution photo or video surveillance. Animetrics, a developer of advanced 3D facial recognition and identity management solutions, today introduced ForensicaGPS, a revolutionary facial recognition technology
A new £350m MOD contract to maintain the Royal Air Force's Hercules aircraft will support 500 UK jobs. This will help support operations in Afghanistan with greater resilience through continuing maintenance of the fleet
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Roberto Adinolfi, chief executive of Ansaldo Nucleare , a nuclear engineering company owned by Italian defense giant Finmeccanica was shot outside his house in Genoa in northern Italy on Monday. Two unidentified gunmen on a black Yamaha motorbike wearing helmets fired three shots, fracturing Adinolfi's right knee